.Bart Young/NBAE through Getty ImagesWashington Wizards assistant trainer Zach Guthrie has actually been hired as head train of the Los Angeles Lakers' G League associate, the South Bay Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are choosing Zach Guthrie as the coach of the franchise business's G League affiliate in South Gulf, resources inform ESPN. Guthrie has actually been an NBA aide with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers parted ways along with past scalp instructor Dane Johnson in August after one time as well as a 26-24 general record.Guthrie was actually employed by the Wizards in 2021 as an associate to move train Wes Unseld Jr. He formerly dealt with the Utah Jazz as an assistant to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, followed through pair of periods with the Dallas Mavericks and Rick Carlisle.Guthrie likewise possesses knowledge as supervisor of sophisticated hunting for the Orlando Miracle and also as assistant video recording organizer for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf head coach Johnson left the company after 2024 No. 55 selection Bronny James, the kid of Lakers star LeBron James, had a hard time early in summer league play.Guthrie will certainly right now likely be actually asked for along with tackling the activity of establishing James, who is actually expected to spend many of his newbie period in the G League.Guthrie's previous head coaching expertise consists of leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer season league.In 2023 Guthrie gave some insight into his training approach on The Baseball Podcast with Chris Oliver coming from Basketball Engrossment, when he claimed he ased if to take a "comprehensive method" to mentoring." I assume immediately, we as trainers tend to be also siloed," Guthrie told Oliver final summer. "We wish to only take a look at the small, the little bit of skills and also the drill and this play and this factor. I think it's all about connecting it to the video game and also understanding the context." Our team desire to have these specialty shop, 1-on-1 treatments. Whatever concerns [the gamer] as well as his advancement as well as his development. Yet you must understand how that transfers to the team, to the 5-on-5 element. Our company take so much of this particular away from situation as well as our experts obtain thus lost in this private capability when it has to do with just how performs it transfer to the staff and also exactly how can our experts get as a lot staff growth as possible ... That's what I indicate due to the comprehensive technique." Lakers enthusiasts will right now find exactly how Guthrie chooses to administer that strategy to James' development when the South Gulf Lakers advise their 17th NBA G Game season on Nov. 9 at the NBA group's technique establishment.